Torture testing the Microsoft Surface tablet
Interesting. The Microsoft Surface gets put through the paces. If they really wanted to test it, they should have left it with a 5 year old for a week.
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Monitors Needed
Monitors needed. LG, Planar, HP, Dell, Viewsonic, V7, Lenovo, Acer, Asus, Samsung, Sharp, et al, listen up. must be 20" plus must have HDMI, VGA, Displayport, DVI-D connections- and include the damn cables must be multi-touch capable must have wireless built in must have some processing capabilities if Windows 8 is too much to ask for, then at least Android. Must be no more than $150.00. If they can build tablets for $75 then a 20+ inch monitor with the same capabilities is not much of a stretch.
LG HECTO
Nice! Gary Merson , HD Guru LG’s latest projector system is powered by freaking lasers Until now, all consumer front projector systems produced light using lamps or in rare cases LEDs. The new LG HECTO FP system, on the other hand, uses lasers for illumination instead. Yes, lasers . As LG announced on Wednesday, the new projector system uses lasers and a Texas Instruments DLP chip to form images. Typical home front projectors require around a 9 to 12 foot distance from the lens to a 100-inch screen. The LG HECTO requires only a 22-inch throw to fill the screen and can be placed on the floor or the mounted to the ceiling. The LG HECTO Laser Projection TV will be sold as a complete system with a 100-Inch diagonal screen, a built-in ATSC TV tuner, HDMI switching and a Wi-Fi connection for streaming video. http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/lgs-latest-projector-system-powered-freaking-lasers-1C7660219
Mapping the 2013 Tablet Wars
Mapping the 2013 tablet wars Portland Business Journal Date: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 7:22am PST Price wars and patent battles were among the big trends in the tablet market in 2012, and this year it seemed that no matter what tablet a customer bought, they were in one of three ecosystems - Apple, Android or Windows 8. http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2012/12/tablet-price-wars-to-continue-in-2013.html?ana=yfcpc
Leap Motion
Awesome cool technology https://leapmotion.com/ Control your computer with gestures. Like in that Tom Cruise, Samantha Morton movie, Minority Report. Very cool! Add that to my Christmas list, along with Dragon.
HP 6560B $599
HP ProBook 6560b - 15.6" - Core i5 2450M - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD HP ProBook 6560b - Core i5 2450M / 2.5 GHz - Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - DVD SuperMulti DL - 15.6" HD anti-glare wide 1366 x 768 / HD - Intel HD Graphics 3000 - tungsten - Smart Buy PC Mall Part #: 9003789 Mfr. Part #: A7J97UT#ABA
MacMall
MacMall is a reseller of computers manufactured by Apple Inc. , such as the MacBook and iMac , with both an online store and brick-and-mortar locations. They buy Apple products in bulk , which allows them to sell them at a volume discount, and are one of the only companies authorized by Apple Inc. to do so. They also sell accessories for other Apple products, like iPods and iPhones. MacMall is a wholly owned subsidiary of PC Mall , which is a NASDAQ traded company. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacMall
Barclays Buys 8500 iPads
By Zack Whittaker for Between the Lines | November 26, 2012 -- 11:11 GMT (03:11 PST) Summary: One of the world's largest banks is rolling out 8,500 iPads to its front-end bank branch staff. But what lies underneath is a signal to other corporate and enterprise clients that Apple's shiny rectangles are far from consumer-only devices. http://www.zdnet.com/barclays-buys-8500-ipads-sends-enterprise-ready-bat-signal-7000007845/
HP StoreServ 7000 - 3Par
HP Expands Midrange 3PAR Storage Portfolio with StoreServ 7000 Tier 1 Solutions HP's 3PAR StoreServ Storage lineup has been enhanced with systems and functionality to better support midmarket organizations adopting virtualization and cloud computing. Today’s announcement includes details about HP’s new 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage systems as well as resiliency and quality-of-service updates to the HP 3PAR Operating System Software. http://www.storagereview.com/hp_expands_midrange_3par_storage_portfolio_with_storeserv_7000_tier_1_solutions HP adds 3PAR StoreServ 7000 for midrange, file and object storage: Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. today launched two lower-end midrange 3PAR storage arrays and a new big data and archiving platform in hopes of reversing its declining storage sales . HP is extending 3PAR, its one successful storage platform, to cover the lower end of the midrange through the enterprise. The new systems are also available as all-flash arrays , and HP is also o